DAYS FROM HIS 100 BIRTHDAY, BROWARD COUNTY’S JAMES JAY SIMONS ISN’T SLOWING DOWN I learned more in twenty minutes sitting across from Jay Simon’s desk than any lawyer I’ve known, with two exceptions (and one is my Father).
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Francis Bacon
The right of every person to counsel and a jury trial protects us from the over-reach of powerful government and private interests. Yahoo News provides an important reminder. American Founders Knew: Right to Counsel Is Fundamental The right to counsel is a core American principle pre-dating the establishment of American jurisprudence. Our founding fathers experienced […]
Work takes me all over. I’ve had the privilege to travel all around this great land, but mostly crisscrossing Florida. Last few weeks, I spent a lot of time burning across the top of the lake through Okeechobee on 70 West. There’s also plenty of travel up and down major highways: 95, 75, and the […]
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. Teddy Roosevelt
Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn’t the faintest idea what the heck is really going on. Mike Royko On a related note, George Orwell’s 1984 is the most banned book in history. I love that To Kill A Mockingbird is high on […]
Trial lawyers don’t win every argument in front of every judge. And, yes. Some of those losses come on significant issues and important cases. But here’s the thing: there are prescribed ways to deal with those disagreements. You can respectfully present that option to the judge and let him or her know that there are […]
In the Bible, the highway is used as a metaphor to describe how roads were prepared for an important traveler. This refers to the common practice of monarchs, who, before traveling into a new place, would send a party ahead of them to make sure that the road—the way—was easily passable. This crew would open […]
Pursuing law enforcement authority under USC 1983 or other Federal law is always an uphill climb for the plaintiffs but these young ladies and their counsel show the kind of grit and toughness necessary to give themselves the best possible shot. The facts look to support them as well. The claims are based largely on […]
